Construction of composite vessels.



' Patented July I, I902.

E. HAYES. CONSTRUCTION OF COMPOSITE VESSELS.

(Application filed Nov. 26, 1901.)

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UNITED STATE PA-TENT? OFFICE.

EDlVARD HAYES, OF WOLVERTON, ENGLAND.

CONSTRUCTION OF C OMPO SITE VESSELS.

srnorrronrron forming part of Letters Patent-No, 703,413, dated July 1, 1902.

Application filed November 26, 1901. Serial No. 83,794. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HAYES, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of Wolverton, in the county of Buckingham, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Composite Vessels, (for which I have applied forapatent in Great Britain, No. 15,037, dated July 24, 1901,) 'of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to an arrangement for improving, facilitating, and cheapening the method of building composite boats either for steam-power or otherwise by forming the forward and after parts of the vessel either in iron or steel or other metal, the body of the vessel between these forward and after parts being formed by wood planking. The joining of the body-planks where they connect the metal forward and after parts of the vessel is made by inserting the planks into grooves which are formed in the metal forward and after parts, these grooves extending right around the sides and bottom of ,the vessel, the planks .being fixed in these grooves by bolts which pass through an outer and inner metal plating, thus securing the planks of the vessel to the forward and after parts and making watertight joints.

Referring to the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of forward part of vessel constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2, plan of same; Fig. 3, aside elevation of other part of vessel constructed according to my invention; Fig. 4, a plan of same.

The forward part a and after part b of the vessel, which are made of iron or steel or any other suitable metal, are of a convenient size for shipment abroad. The joints which form the grooves in the forward and after parts are made at bulkheads c,-the framing of these bulkheads being made of steel Z or angleiron f. Theskin plating 01 extends beyond these bulkheads aft on the forward body and extends forward-beyond the bulkhead on the after-body. These metal extension plates arecontinuousright around, sides and bottom being of the same width all around. There is also an inner metal plate e corresponding in its extension to the outer plate and is also 56 continuous right around sides and bottom. This inner plate is riveted securely to the steel 2 or angle-iron f, whi'chlatter is also riveted to the bulkheads c in the forward and after parts. The length of the extension-platesbe- 5 5 yond the bulkheads in'the forward and after parts of the vessel which form the grooves for the planking shall belof ample and sufficient length for the insertion andfor the bolting of the planking to the metal forward and after 60 parts of the vessel, there being two or more bolts for securing the end of each plank and making the vessel water-tight at these joinings. The bolts passthrough the outer and inner extension of plates, also through the planking thus securing it.

. Generally the object of this invention is chiefly to enable the purchasers abroad to procure vessels ata moderately small cost by enabling them to execute the woodwork abroad, where suitable timber is cheap, thus avoiding the cost of transit and other costs, this object being obtained by sending out the forward and after parts of the vessel either completely riveted or left unriveted, as purchaser 7 5 may desire, the formation of the grooves at the forward and after ends enabling this to be, done.

Having thus particularly described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Improvements in the construction of composite vessels, comprising independent metallic bow and stern portions having extending external and internal plates forming grooves at the aft and forward ends respectively of said portions, said grooves adapted to receive and rigidly connect the ends of the planks forming the body of the vessel, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto setmy hand this 16tl1day of October, 1901;"

EDWARD ;-HAYES.

Witnesses: u 1

RALPH W. GARDNER, FRANK WOODFORD. 

